Kent was developed and redeveloped across the asbestos era. Prefabs, outbuildings and infill rubble all left fragments and fibre in the ground, surfacing during groundworks more often than expected.
Our asbestos soil survey follows a defensible sampling pattern, with everything sent to a UKAS-accredited lab. The report gives you the numbers and what they mean: usually targeted clearance, not worst-case excavation.
All soil types and site scales assessed here
Garden clearance available where lightly hit
Every local ground investigation follows a strict four-step workflow ensuring completely safe environmental remediation.
We visit your Kent site free of charge. Our team defines a custom sampling footprint before any laboratory testing commences.
Operatives collect physical soil samples systematically across affected zones. All materials undergo accredited testing to verify exact hazard concentrations.
We deliver a comprehensive written ground contamination report. This document satisfies planning conditions and details necessary remediation strategies.
We excavate and remove all contaminated ground under tight containment. You receive a legal consignment note confirming compliant waste disposal.
Most garden finds do not need a full remediation programme and we will say so clearly rather than oversell the scope.
Reports written to satisfy planning conditions and sit alongside consultant ground investigations without contradiction.
Assessment, clearance and licensed disposal delivered without a second procurement round.
An idle groundworks crew costs money every day. We prioritise stalled sites and mobilise quickly.
FAQS
Stop digging at that point and leave anything already surfaced where it is, or bag it carefully without breaking it. Get the area assessed before any further work. It is a common find in Kent gardens, often the remains of an old outbuilding or garage foundation, and in most cases it is resolved with targeted clearance rather than significant remediation.
It depends on the material type, its condition and the concentration involved. Bound cement fragments sitting undisturbed in soil present relatively little risk. Friable material or high concentrations in ground that is about to be excavated is a different matter. Quantified laboratory analysis gives you real numbers to work from, not assumptions.
Possibly. Contaminated land conditions are now routinely attached to planning consents on infill and former commercial sites. An asbestos survey completed early in the process is a programme-saver. Finding asbestos after groundworks have started is the expensive version. We format reports for planners and our asbestos consultants can engage directly with your planning consultant and contaminated land officer where needed.
Where clearance is the right answer, yes. Hand-picking addresses light surface contamination and targeted excavation deals with more concentrated areas, all consigned as hazardous waste with full documentation. However, clearance always follows assessment. Anyone quoting removal before testing has been done is working from guesswork at your expense.
Walkovers are generally possible within a few days and laboratory analysis follows promptly. We give stopped works priority because we understand what a halted groundworks programme costs. Send the postcode and the deadline.
It scales with the size of the site and the sampling density required. A single back-garden find sits at the modest end. A development plot with planning conditions requires more sampling and more detailed reporting. The scope and the fee are fixed in writing before any sampling takes place.
At a UKAS-accredited laboratory. Asbestos type is identified first, then concentration is quantified where the situation demands it or a planning condition requires numbers. Laboratory certificates come appended to the report as part of the document, not extracted into a summary.
Yes, proportionately. A garden discovery typically needs a walkover, targeted sampling and a concise written report. A development site with planning conditions requires a defensible sampling strategy and documentation to consultant-level standard. The same analytical rigour applies to both. The scope and cost reflect the difference.
We carry out asbestos removal across Kent wherever ground is being broken, covering town centre infill plots, gardens in terraced residential areas, agricultural land on the rural fringe and development sites of every scale. Bordering sites are covered on request.
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Send us your postcode and a description of the material you’ve found. A surveyor will be with you the same week, and your fixed written price follows within 48 hours.
